Friday, February 25, 2011

Ed's frame all wrapped up but for paint. It will go out Mon. Shiny metal - yeah!

Scoping out disc clearances. I like to make sure stuff works.

Polishing away - almost there.....

That there is a mighty stack of work, folks - three 700c frame/fork combos - I have deliberately grouped them together as to be less confusing for me, as they all share spacing, stays, ect.

This is going to be a really cool project - stay tuned on this one.

Hanna's frameset at the get-go.

Checking out the fork & brazing the dropouts on.

"Limpets" from Darrell at Llewellen cycles.

That should do it for awhile.

The mountain looked cool just now.

Hey - just checking in. very busy with metalwork, but with winter setting in again there is going to be plenty of time to get it in. Some really sweet builds coming up, I'll be working on these three frameset for awhile and they are all going to be different - let's see how long these take me. - Steve.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Ed's frame has been cruising along just swimmingly. Here, checking to make sure the seat tube has stayed straight after adding a bunch of tubes to it - man, nuts on.

Rear axle centered in regards to the BB shell, the seat tube & the head tube. I really do not see how you can make straight frames without an alignment table. I did 100+ without and even your "concrete" measurements with string, rulers & guessing can only get so close.

Detail shot of the fillet where my two-piece seat stays meld together. No filing, that's just the surface tension puddle left after filling the sleeve that has been hit with some 80 grit.

Scoping it out - don't touch! they are just sitting there. Some may have noticed that I use single bends on the Paul dropout setup, you need the lower portion of the seat stay to come into the dropout straight for the disc mount to fit in a way that you can braze it effectively.

Dry fit - just checking it out, just about there......

.........The other end.

the end of the stay, "spearpointed" - this, like many {most} of my operations is performed by hand with a files, a hacksaw and a hand drill. I actually enjoy doing many of these aspects by hand as it keeps me "connected" with my works, at least in my head.

All tacked, ready for the final alignment check, having the seat stay brace added, one last peek at alignment & brazing.

Checking component compatibility. With the chain tensioned it should fit a 2.5" as it fits a 2.35" handily all the way forward in the drops.

Smooth brazing, still hot. On to polishing!

It's snowing now outdoors & it is likely to continue in a renewed bout of winter, so we got out for a 36hr fishing trip to get some trout for the freezer. It was a beautiful trip, but the 22,000+ CFS flows had them a bit confused. Big water!

That's it for now, polishing Ed's frame down over the next few days & then starting three 700c frame & fork sets with semi or full builds and all with hand laced wheels by me - that's allot of work. - Steve.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Kenny's frame all done & off to TX. That's a damn nice frame if I do say so myself........

Beautiful flowy lines, orange & sparkly.

Really smooth, too.

Pete picked up his 29er.

........I think he was pretty stoked......

Ed's bike off to a start, a 29er for VA.

Front triangle knocked out.

Chainstays on, alignment checked.

Wheel with cassette, disc & a panaracer 2.35" rampage all mounted up. All good. Leaving in the morning for a 36hr fishing trip to make sure our new 2011 fishing licences work while we can still trade them in.

I got D.'s 26" gear bike all going. It's been awhile since this saw dirt, but man - it's seen allot. this thing was hammered.

Doug passing the torch to son Ian. Making 20" wheels for a canoe/kayak trailer.

Ka-Pow!!!!

I was cruising around the shop taking random pictures.

This machine has seen duty with Hunter Cycles & Rock Lobster Cycles and made many frames here. This machine has knocked out thousands & thousands of miters.

SO, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT, THEN?

Hi! my name is Steve Garro, and this blog is an ongoing chronical of the process of building the finest handmade bicycles I can here at Coconino Cycles, located in beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona.

I'm a one man operation, doing all the design and fabrication in house with my own hands. we have been operating full time since feburary 2003, producing about 20-25 frames a year, as well as handbuilt wheelsets and complete bike builds. every bike is totally custom fit to the needs and measurements of each rider and built from scratch with hand selected tubesets from several premium manufactuers including True Temper, Dedacciai and Kaisei. I pride myself on perfect fit, ride quality, and durability to provide you with the best cycling experence I can. to know more details, check out my web page, http://www.coconinocycles.com/

Please note that as of 1/14 I had a roughly one amd a half year backlog on orders. I have since stopped taking deposits to catch up on work until January 2015

When looking through my blog, you will also see alot of details of my life and pictures of things I like to do and stuff that I think is cool, like handcycling, fishing, boating, friends and family, critters, landscape, and flowers, with some wierd stuff thrown in for good measure. enjoy, and thanks for stopping by - Steve